Welcome to Cheltenham Sports Soccer. We provide recreational (intramural) and competitive (travel) soccer programs for children and young adults ages from 4 to 18 years old in and around Cheltenham, Pennsylvania. Our main program runs from August through November with registration beginning in the spring. We also provide a winter indoor soccer program running from January through February. We have groups for U7 (6 years old) players through high school – boys and girls. All games are played at the Cedarbrook Gym for one hour. For news and updates on the program, please check out our News page or contact us. News and Information
2011 Fall Soccer Summer Practice Schedule
2011 Fall Soccer Registration Registration for Fall Soccer for both Intramural and Travel programs is now open. You can register on-line and pay by credit card. Travel tryouts will be held in the month of May and the schedule will be posted shortly. You can also register at one of our in-person registration sessions, where you will be able to pay by check or cash. The first session will be held this Sunday April 10th from 9:00 AM- 11:00 AM at Elkins Park track field following the Run for Jake. The other two in-person registrations will be held at Elkins Park Library on Saturday April 30 and Saturday May 7 from 10 AM to 1 PM . Please take advantage of our early bird pricing - $90 for the IM programs and $150 for travel. These prices will increase at the end of April.
Coaching clinic Weds. 3/30 For all youth sports coaches (and anyone who might be interested in coaching this fall):Cheltenham Sports is proud to be a part of the nationally recognized Positive Coaching Alliance, which conducts workshops for youth sports coaches and parents. Please come to a workshop on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Rowland Community Center, 400 Myrtle Ave., 19012. You will join with coaches in the Cheltenham Little League for training in how to become a “Double-Gold” Coach, whose first goal is winning, and whose second, more-important goal is teaching life lessons through sports to kids. We strongly encourage all of our coaches (whether travel soccer, intramural soccer, basketball or roller hockey) to participate in this workshop. Best of all it is FREE to you and is sure to make you a better coach and individual who is involved with educating the kids in the Cheltenham area. Please e-mail Greg Capps by March 25 at president@cheltenhamsports.org to let him know that you will be attending. * * * * * Additional coach training for soccer We expect to schedule an E license weekend training course in Cheltenham this summer; it is tentatively set for July 22 through 24. Please save the date! The E license covers skills and techniques for teaching soccer to boys and girls of all ages. You will get many good ideas and become a better coach by taking this course. No background in soccer or previous coaching experience is required. More information will follow. * * * * * Intramural Soccer coaches of the year Each year, the intramural program recognizes coaches whose dedication, creativity and positive attitude significantly enriched the intramural soccer program. Based on recommendations, the coaches below were named coaches of the year: Brian Fishman Jeff Curry Howard Schatz Congratulate them the next time you see them!* * * * * Soccer age-group coordinators needed! Interested in helping organize your child's age group? While many coordinators from last year will be returning, more volunteers are needed. Cheltenham Sports is a non-profit group entirely run by volunteers. Please help! Email aaronrubinpersonal@gmail.com or call 215-481-0110 for more information. * * * * * Fall soccer registration Online registration is now open. Tentative schedules and summer practice information will be posted on the website soon. Summer practices will start the week of August 8; they will start at 6:30 p.m. one night per week for each age group (the same night each week) and run for 4 weeks. All practices are optional -- it is ok if you are on vacation and miss some of the practices. The fall soccer season will start Sat. Sept. 10 (after Labor Day). Please register as soon as possible so you can avoid late fees and make sure your child has a spot in the program; most age groups fill up. All children who sign up for travel (competitive) soccer but don't end up making the team are guaranteed space in the intramural program. Thanks for your support -- we're all looking forward to another safe and successful soccer season! Division Eligibility/Age Brackets Intramural age divisions are: 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8-9 for both boys and girls (boys and girls separate at age 7); 10-11, 12-13, and 14+ for boys; and 10-12 and 13+ for girls. The age cutoff date for recreational programs is August 31st. Travel age divisions are: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 for boys and 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13 for girls. Competitive divisions are subject to change depending on the availability of experienced coaches. The age cutoff date for competitive programs is July 31st. For more information about our soccer programs, please contact us at: Intramural (IM): imsoccer@cheltenhamsports.org
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